Table 2.
Microbial families modulated by guar gum administration.
| Microbial families showing higher abundances after late (final) intervention period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basal | Final | |||
| Family | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |
| Prevotellaceae | 4.68 | 9.40 | 8.37 | 16.92 |
| Tannerellaceae | 3.17 | 2.12 | 4.88 | 2.91 |
| Acidaminococcaceae | 2.03 | 2.07 | 2.93 | 3.24 |
| Barnesiellaceae | 1.69 | 2.32 | 2.24 | 2.67 |
| Oscillospiraceae | 1.77 | 2.25 | 2.03 | 2.96 |
| Verrucomicrobiae | 1.52 | 3.02 | 1.74 | 3.42 |
| Akkermansiaceae | 1.52 | 3.02 | 1.74 | 3.42 |
| Coriobacteriaceae | 1.20 | 0.65 | 1.49 | 2.17 |
Mean abundances and standard deviations (SD) of microbial families are compared at pre-administration (basal) and late (final) administration periods. These taxa showed significantly (p < 0.05 and padj < 0.25) higher abundances at final period than basal period.